Boys track and field: Cary-Grove wins Al Bohrer invite
Solid in all areas.
That would be the best way to describe host Cary-Grove's first-place effort in Saturday's Al Bohrer Invitational.
With 4 first-place finishes and 3 seconds, the Trojans grabbed top honors with 124 points. Richmond-Burton was a distant second with 99 points.
"Great effort by our kids," said Cary-Grove coach Layne Holter. "It is a big transition for us from the indoor to the outdoor season. The kids are adjusting well. We scored a lot of points in a lot of different events and had a lot of PR's (personal records). We competed well in very windy conditions. I like the way early in the outdoor season we have competed."
Carl Rosch was the lone double-winner for the Trojans, claiming the shot put (48-0) and discus (139-7 1/2).
Sophomore Derek Warren took home top prize in the 3,200 with a clocking of 10:02.10. Warren's teammate Ryan Ratkovich was the runner-up with a time of 10:14.20.
"Alex really pushed me today and pushes me every day in practice," said Warren. "I had a good day and had enough kick at the end."
William Carrick lunged to top honors in the triple jump with a leap of 41-8.
"I really work hard on my jumps in practice," said Carrick. "I watch a lot film and pay attention to detail. I was happy with my performance today against some very good competition."
Ratkovich, second in the 3,200, was also the runner-up in the 1,600 with a time of 4:32.80. The 800 relay team of William Freskos, Sebastian Mayoral, Michael Boyd and Daniel Battaglia finished second in a time of 1:36.70.
Hampshire, third with 81 points, garnered three top individual finishes and placed first in the 1,600 relay.
Sophomore Tommy Croissant vaulted to a win in the pole vault (11-0).
"I really listened to my coach (Eric Samuelson) and he really gives me some great advice and tips," said Croissant. "I used the tail wind to my advantage and just leaned back and got a lot of drive on my vaults."
Jacob Oury, who led the entire race, won the 800 in a time of 2:00.70.
"I really put it another gear to start the second lap," said Oury. "I wanted to take control of the race, The wind really drained me down but I had enough left at the end."
Will Matushek was the third Whip-Pur to place first, crossing the finish line first in the 1,600 in a time of 4:30.60.
Hampshire's 1,600 relay team (Oury, Jackson Wozniak, Sheldon McKittrick, Noah Varvara) ended the meet with a first-place effort in a time of 3:34.00.
Round Lake, sixth in the 8-team field with 41 points, got a first-place finish from Francisco Villanueva in the 110 high hurdles in a time of 15.20.